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When the ponds dried up due to droughts in Yellowstone, the amphibians lost their habitat. Because of this, they could not thrive in their ecosystem and expand their population by creating offspring. The amphibians showed a biotic response to warming because their natural habitat contained the necessary abiotic factors in order for the amphibians to contribute to the ecosystem. When this dramatically changed due to climate change, the amphibians could not sustain their niches. Most amphibians, such as the golden toad, prefer wet and cool habitats, so when El Niño takes its toll on their moist habitats, the organisms either die or are forced to find another place to live. Since the drastic change in temperature caused a disease that specifically affected amphibians to spread, the amphibians could not defend themselves and died. This biotic limiting factor is one of the main affects of climate change that heavily impacted amphibians in all of the infected habitats.

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In Yellowstone National Park, droughts have been increasing over the last 50 years and 25% of the ponds that existed in the early 1990's are no longer filled with water (Author: N/A, Climate Change, amphibiaweb.org/declines/ClimateChange.html.)

84% of the amphibian species surveyed in an experiment to determine the effect of climate change on amphibians showed a biotic response to warming (Author: N/A, “Climate Change & Global Warming.” Frogs, www.savethefrogs.com/d/threats/climate/index.html.)

El Niño, a weather phenomenon that causes conditions to become dryer and warmer caused the golden toad to go extinct in a matter of 3 years. The change in temperature also allowed a deadly disease to spread, affecting 43% of amphibians including the golden toad. (Author: N/A, Website: Climate Change and Animals-Frogs, Toads and Newts | Young People's Trust For the Environment,  Address:https://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/climate-change-and-animals/frogs-toads-and-newts)

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Climate change affects amphibians by altering their habitat and favorable conditions, and by making their niches susceptible to forced change.

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How Does Climate Change Affect Amphibians?

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How Does Climate Change Affect Amphibians?